Why Is Your School Asking About My Vagina?

By on June 8, 2011 13 Comments
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Did you know that as soon as that scalpel cut in to my abdomen to birth my daughter two years ago, her IQ dropped a total of 46 points? It’s true. She was also going to be born with a natural talent for the piano and a deft hand at sculpting, rivaling that of Michelangelo [...]

Lady Gaga Makes Childbirth Look Awesome. And Also Sort Of Like Battlefield Earth, But Still

By on March 1, 2011 1 Comment

I think that I saw a unicorn fly by at the beginning of this video, which is totally the kind of thing that can happen if you get the really good labor drugs. That said, I’m not sure if this video speaks so much to the experience of childbirth as it does to the sort [...]

The Laughter Of Labour

By on February 14, 2011 5 Comments

Six years ago when I was touring hospitals trying to figure out where the stork was going to leave Baby G, one of the distinctions between my two final choices was the more modern facility offered laughing gas as a pain management alternative. The older hospital wanted to offer it to women in labour but [...]

Bad Moms Remember That Childbirth Is Scary

By on December 14, 2010 5 Comments
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I read a hilarious post recently titled, “Your Birth Plan. Good Luck With That.” At least, I thought it was hilarious.  Then again I: -have had two births with basically good outcomes (healthy, happy babies and mama) -am done having children. It’s easy for me to sit back and have a good chuckle about the [...]

From The MamaPop Files: Tiki Barber Banned From Delivery Room

By on June 1, 2010 Leave a Comment
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Well, I guess this is what happens when you dump your wife, who is 8 months pregnant with twins, for a 23 year old intern at NBC, Traci Lynn Johnson.  You end up standing outside the room when the babies are born.  Like Tiki Barber. Continue reading this post at MamaPop…

From The Duh Files: Women Can Tolerate Pain More

By on April 24, 2010 1 Comment
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Wow, Mythbusters. Like I needed someone to prove to me that women can tolerate pain more than men. I mean, when’s the last time a man had his pelvis and privates tolerate the passage of an eight pound bowling ball? Been there, done that, and I’d do it again if duty called. Oh yes, I’m [...]